Unforeseen absence, health and illness

The school needs to be notified of ALL absences and associated reasons by 9.30am at the latest. This is a legal requirement and we need to code the child's absence appropriately. Please call the school office (01443) 237833, choosing option 1, and leave a message. Any unexplained absences are followed up by the authority’s attendance officer.

The school can immediately authorise an absence if:

• your child is too ill to attend school
• they have a dental or medical appointment
• there is a bereavement of a relative
• there is a need for religious observance

Is your child well enough for school?

Not every illness needs to keep your child from school. Is your child well enough to do the activities of the school day or do they have a condition that could be passed on to other children or school staff?

If you keep your child away from school, we do ask that when leaving your reason for absence that you are specific i.e: stomach bug, headache, sore throat etc. Leaving 'unwell', ‘ill’ or 'won't be in today or this week' may result in the school calling you to ascertain a reason. This is especially important if several children are off with a similar bug or virus and we can ensure we are able to take the appropriate action if and when needed. Please can we ask you to keep in contact if your child is off for more than 2 days and then daily after that, unless otherwise agreed, thank you.

Please note: Children with sickness/diarrhoea must stay off school for 48hrs from the last episode of illness. 

If your child becomes unwell at school, we shall contact you so that they may be collected from school.  Please complete emergency contact numbers in the Parental Consent Forms booklet. It is then your responsibility to ensure they are kept up to date in case of an emergency.